Amazing Monsieur Fabre
movie
Released September 26, 1951
Overview
It centres on the life of the entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre and his total devotion to studying insect behavior, travelling from Avignon to Paris, from Paris to his death in Sérignan. He is honoured by the French president Raymond Poincaré and his patience, obstinacy and knowledge are also recognised by Napoleon III, the publisher Charles Delagrave and the philosopher John Stuart Mill. They reach their climax in his book, Souvenirs entomologiques.
Cast
Pierre Fresnay
as
M. Fabre
Élina Labourdette
as
La comtesse de la Porte
André Randall
as
John Stuart Mill
Georges Tabet
as
Le directeur du collège
Pierre Bertin
as
Napoléon III
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Espanita Cortez
as
Eugénie de Montijo
France Descaut
as
Antonia Fabre
Olivier Hussenot
as
Le censeur d'Avignon
Denise Kerny
as
Aglaë âgée
Paul Bonifas
as
Le ministre Victor Duruy
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Jacques Emmanuel
as
L'éditeur Charles Delagrave
Pierre Magnier
as
Charles Delagrave
